Middlebury Police Log: Porter under lockdown after threatening phone call

Middlebury police assisted Porter Hospital staff when they conducted a lockdown at around 12:50 a.m. on Nov. 2, in response to a threatening phone call the hospital had received. Police said the threats didn’t materialize into an incident.

Middlebury police on Oct. 22 responded to Walgreens Pharmacy on Court Street Extension on a report about an armed man who had just left the premises and had allegedly threatened to return and shoot everyone at the store. Police investigated the incident, … (read more)

Middlebury police this past week responded to several complaints about encampments on Bakery Lane and beyond.

Middlebury police received a report about the theft of an undisclosed amount of cash from Danforth Pewter on Seymour Street on Oct. 5. Police believe the theft occurred while the business was closed.

Middlebury police on Tuesday, Sept. 24, arrested the same man on three separate occasions for offenses ranging from disorderly conduct to retail theft.

Middlebury police cited Thomas J. George, 29, of Middlebury for animal cruelty and disorderly conduct, following an investigation in the College Street area on Sept. 20. George is alleged to have kicked a dog.

Middlebury police cited Zachary Lapoint, 34, of Rutland for retail theft following an alleged incident at a Court Street store on Sept. 12. During the same investigation, police arrested Anna Garrow, 33, of Rutland, on outstanding arrest warrants from New … (read more)

Middlebury police cited Anthony Daisey Jr., 34, of Alburgh for retail theft from Hannaford Supermarket and TJ Maxx, providing false information to police, and possession of cocaine following an investigation in the Court Street area on Sept. 6.

Middlebury police were part of a large contingent of area law enforcement to respond to Porter Medical Center campus at around 8 p.m. on this past Friday, Aug. 30, after a report of a disorderly man with a firearm in the hospital parking lot.

Middlebury police on Aug. 23 cited Timothy E. Edwards Jr. for aggravated assault and domestic assault, following an investigation near the intersection of Bakery Lane and Cross Street.

Middlebury police took two drunken people into protective custody following their investigation of a property-related dispute on Mill Street on Aug. 12 at around 4:45 p.m.

Middlebury police cited Austin Wedge, 24, of Brandon for driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license, cruelty to a child, and two counts of reckless endangerment, following their investigation of an alleged domestic dispute at a Court St … (read more)

Middlebury police cited Arron Giard, 23, of Middlebury for embezzlement on Aug. 4, stemming from an investigation into the alleged theft of funds from the Subway Restaurant on Court Street.

Middlebury police received separate reports on July 26 about a man allegedly requesting sexual favors from women in Seymour Street and South Village Green neighborhoods. The case remains under investigation.

Middlebury police cited Joey R. Ewen, 47, who is houseless, for disorderly conduct following an incident in the Bakery Lane area on July 15.